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Descriptor English: Frail Elderly
Descriptor Spanish: Anciano Frágil
Descriptor personas mayores frágiles
Entry term(s) adultos mayores frágiles
ancianos con deficiencias funcionales
ancianos frágiles
personas mayores dependientes
Scope note: Ancianos o adultos mayores que han perdido su fuerza y son más susceptibles a padecer enfermedades u otros trastornos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Idoso Fragilizado
Descriptor French: Personne âgée fragile
Entry term(s): Adult, Frail Older
Adults, Frail Older
Elder, Frail
Elderly, Frail
Elderly, Functionally-Impaired
Elders, Frail
Frail Elder
Frail Elders
Frail Older Adult
Frail Older Adults
Functionally Impaired Elderly
Functionally-Impaired Elderly
Older Adult, Frail
Older Adults, Frail
Tree number(s): M01.060.116.100.540
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016330
Scope note: Older adults or aged individuals who are lacking in general strength and are unusually susceptible to disease or to other infirmity.
Annotation: check the tags AGED or AGED, 80 AND OVER
Allowable Qualifiers: PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
Previous Indexing: Aged (1977-1990)
Aged, 80 and over (1987-1990)
Health Services Needs and Demand (1986-1990)
Health Services for the Aged (1983-1990)
Public MeSH Note: 91
History Note: 91
Related: Health Services for the Aged MeSH
Homebound Persons MeSH
DeCS ID: 28940
Unique ID: D016330
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1990/05/25
Revision Date: 2005/10/11
Frail Elderly - Preferred
Concept UI M0024958
Scope note Older adults or aged individuals who are lacking in general strength and are unusually susceptible to disease or to other infirmity.
Preferred term Frail Elderly
Entry term(s) Elder, Frail
Elderly, Frail
Elders, Frail
Frail Elder
Frail Elders
Functionally-Impaired Elderly - Narrower
Concept UI M0024960
Preferred term Functionally-Impaired Elderly
Entry term(s) Elderly, Functionally-Impaired
Functionally Impaired Elderly
Frail Older Adults - Narrower
Concept UI M0024959
Preferred term Frail Older Adults
Entry term(s) Adult, Frail Older
Adults, Frail Older
Frail Older Adult
Older Adult, Frail
Older Adults, Frail



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